Leo Faria, head of Valorant esports, announced plans for the competitive scene on his personal social media page on Twitter. These plans will be implemented in 2025, a development long demanded by professional players.

Leo Faria, the head of Valorant's esports, unveiled innovations for the competitive scene following the disclosure of details for the first Masters tournament in 2024 and the introduction of Chinese teams that have partnered with Riot Games. It is noted that these plans are scheduled for 2025, although professional players had expressed similar wishes as early as 2023.

We don’t usually talk about things so far in advance, but I want to set some expectations. The current calendar is a bit too tight from February to August and sparse from September to January. Things are either too hot or too cold. While we’re not looking to increase the number of competitions, we want to space them out better, starting the season earlier and ending later in the year, giving us proper breathing time between stages and events.

Leo Faria

The idea is for a less packed schedule of events and tournaments than in the current season and the next one. Players, especially those who qualify for all tournaments, spend 6-7 months continuously without proper rest, which significantly tires them and can lead to burnout.

An instance of burnout occurred with Jacob "mini" Harris, the former coach of Fnatic, under whose leadership the team won two international titles in one season: VCT LOCK//IN São Paulo 2023 and VCT Masters Tokyo 2023. However, after achieving such results, he decided to leave the team due to a lack of time for personal life.

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It's emphasized that the schedule change will only take place in 2025. Professional teams throughout 2024 will have the same intense schedule as in 2023, and possibly even more so.